Submit your completed and final proposal to this drop box. Use this checklist:
Honors Program Research Seminar—Final Proposal Checklist
Use the checklist below to make sure you have included all the components of your term project.
_______ Cover Page (page 1; formatted in APA style, containing Running Head, work
Name, Your Name, College Name)
_______ Table of Contents (optional—would appear on page 2)
_______ Abstract (page 2 or 3 if you have a TOC; a summary of your entire proposal in
one paragraph)
_______ Chapter 1: Introduction (begins on page 3; sets the context and provides the
backdrop for your entire proposal document). Contains following Level 2
headings:
- Start with the context of your proposal and the background the reader needs
- Problem Statement(this is the issue your proposal is grappling with—be clear and specific)
- Purpose Statement(this is why you are doing this project—what is the purpose of doing this study?)
- Definition of Key Terms (define important key terms used in your work)
- Essential Questions (the questions that are guiding your study)
_______ Chapter 2: Literature Review (the review of all the secondary research you
have conducted). Contains following Level 2 headings:
- Introduction and Purpose (state in one paragraph the purpose of the literature, what it will cover, etc.)
- Other headings that will be determined by your topic.
- Conclusion(what is the takeaway of this literature review? Recap and discuss what important findings were uncovered during this research)
_______ Chapter 3: Methodology (this is where you actually propose your study). Contains following Level 2 headings:
- General Perspective(the overall introduction to this section)
- Research Questions (your revised list of research questions)
- Research Methods(what kind of study will you do—quantitative, qualitative, mixed method)
- Instrumentation(how will you collect data?)
- Participants and Time Frame (who will participate? When would you do the study?)
- Limitations(what could be some limitations in this study?)
- Expected Outcome(what hypothesis do you have?)
- Sample Questions(construct samples of your interview questions or survey, etc.)
- Justification of Questions (explain why you chose the questions you chose—what do you hope to discover?)
_______ References page (without the annotations)
_______ Appendix: Annotated Bibliography (your updated and corrected annotated
bibliography)
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